House Simple Resolution 240
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 16, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
240
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This resolution calls on the government of Azerbaijan to immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians. The resolution also urges the Department of State to engage with Azerbaijani authorities to bring about this result.
March 16, 2021
04/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
03/16/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/16/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:56 PM